a golf widow

  • 11widow — See: GOLF WIDOW …

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  • 12widow — See: golf widow …

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  • 13golf — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ amateur, championship, pro (informal, esp. AmE), professional ▪ Amateur golf is very competitive. ▪ crazy, mini (usually …

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  • 14widow, widower — The primary meaning of widow is that of a woman whose husband has died and who has not remarried. Widower is the male counterpart of widow. A grass widow is separated or divorced or lives apart from her husband. (The expression comes from the… …

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  • 15widow — n. & v. n. 1 a woman who has lost her husband by death and has not married again. 2 a woman whose husband is often away on a specified activity (golf widow). 3 extra cards dealt separately and taken by the highest bidder. 4 Printing the short… …

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  • 16widow — I. noun Etymology: Middle English widewe, from Old English wuduwe; akin to Old High German wituwa widow, Latin vidua, Sanskrit vidhavā, Latin videre to separate Date: before 12th century 1. a. a woman who has lost her husband by death and usually …

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  • 17widow — widowly, adj. /wid oh/, n. 1. a woman who has lost her husband by death and has not remarried. 2. Cards. an additional hand or part of a hand, as one dealt to the table. 3. Print. a. a short last line of a paragraph, esp. one less than half of… …

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  • 18widow — /ˈwɪdoʊ / (say widoh) noun 1. a woman whose husband has died and who has not married again. 2. (used in combination) a woman whose husband is often absent, devoting his attention to some sport or other activity: a golf widow. 3. Cards an… …

  • 19widow — wid•ow [[t]ˈwɪd oʊ[/t]] n. 1) ant a woman who has lost her husband by death and has not remarried 2) gam (in cards) an additional hand or part of a hand, as one dealt to the table 3) pri a) a short last line of a paragraph, esp. one less than… …

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  • 20widow — noun 1》 a woman who has lost her husband by death and has not married again.     ↘humorous a woman whose husband is often away participating in a specified sport or activity: a golf widow. 2》 Printing a last word or short last line of a paragraph …

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